Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal

Nepal: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 1.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.93
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
139th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.09
in 2022
All-time low
0.4859
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal, 2000–2023

0.511.522000201120232000: 0.4862001: 0.5842002: 0.7932003: 0.662004: 0.6472005: 0.7532006: 0.8472007: 0.6782008: 0.7112009: 0.7972010: 0.7912011: 0.7972012: 0.7872013: 0.7572014: 0.8742015: 0.9092016: 12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.62021: 1.82022: 2.12023: 1.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal stood at 1.93.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 154.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal peaked at 2.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4859, in 2000.

Nepal ranks 139th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4859
2001 0.5842 +20.2%
2002 0.7927 +35.7%
2003 0.6602 -16.7%
2004 0.6469 -2.0%
2005 0.7532 +16.4%
2006 0.8471 +12.5%
2007 0.6783 -19.9%
2008 0.7112 +4.9%
2009 0.7965 +12.0%
2010 0.7906 -0.7%
2011 0.7966 +0.8%
2012 0.7867 -1.2%
2013 0.7568 -3.8%
2014 0.8736 +15.4%
2015 0.9093 +4.1%
2016 1.01 +10.8%
2017 1.07 +5.7%
2018 1.07 +0.2%
2019 1.1 +3.3%
2020 1.57 +41.9%
2021 1.77 +12.9%
2022 2.09 +18.0%
2023 1.93 -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6956 0.4859 0.8471 10
2010s 0.9157 0.7568 1.1 10
2020s 1.84 1.57 2.09 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 136 Viet Nam 2.02 compare
  2. 137 Malaysia 1.98 compare
  3. 138 Kenya 1.95 compare
  4. 140 Tajikistan 1.9 compare
  5. 141 Ghana 1.86 compare
  6. 142 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nepal was 1.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 in 2022.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4859 in 2000.
How does Nepal rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Nepal ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 154.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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